Garment holder



Oct. 5 ,1926. 1,601,715

W. N. BRYERS GARMENT HOLDER Original Filed April 24 1925 I I E M/Jzm1913mm.

INVENTOR ATTORN EY WITNESS:

Patented Oct. 5, 1926.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM N. BRYERS, OF MOMILLAN', MICHIGAN.

GARMENT HOLDER.

Application filed April 24, 1925, Serial No'. 25,668. Renewed July 28,1926.

My invention relates to garment holders and its principal object is toprovide a device for holding a hat, gloves and coat in an out-of-the waypart of an automobile or other vehicle.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a clamp for engagementwith a hat and whose extremities are constructed to support a coat atone end and a pair of gloves at the other end.

With the preceding and other objects and advantages in mind, theinvention consists in the novel combination of elements, constructionand arrangement of parts and operations to be hereinafter specificallyreferred to, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,wherein Figure l is an elevation of the device associated with anautomobile, parts of the automobile being broken away.

Figure 2 is an elevation of the device, and

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional View of the same.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein corresponding characters ofreference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, thenumeral 5 designates a base plate which may be made of wood, light metalor any other desirable material. The base plate 5 is provided withopenings 6 through which fastenings are adapted to extend to hold thedevice to one of the side walls or any desirable part of the automobile,as shown in Figure 1.

The device further includes a length of wire bent to provide parallelarms 10 terminat-ing in a pair of U-shaped extensions 11 at its lowerend and an intermediate arch 12 which extends outwardly and obliquelyfrom the base as shown and is adapted to support a pair of gloves. Thearms 10 are provided with lateral extensions which are pivotallysupported in a pair of parallel ears 13 carried by the plate 5 adjacentits upper end. These extensions terminate in, upstanding divergentinwardly inclined arms 14 which together provide a coat hanger. Thesearms terminate in rounded coat engaging elements 16 which are providedby turning the arms upon themselves.

Encircling the extensions 13 are springs 20 which are secured to thebase as at 21 and have their ends engaged with the arms as at 22 andnormally hold the latter against the base plate 5 where the extensions11 will engage the hat. From the disclosure it will be apparent that Ihave provided a simple and inexpensive device which will convenientlysupport a hat, pair of gloves and coat and will prevent the same frombecoming accidentally lost or blown away while in travel.

\Vhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of theinvention, I desire to have it understood that such changes may be madein the form, construction, arrangement of parts and operation as willnot depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of thesubjoined claim.

lVhat is claimed is A garment support of the character de scribedcomprising a base plate having an opening therein for receiving asupporting means therefor, a substantially U-shaped clamp having itslower end provided with U-shaped extensions arranged in contactingengagement with the lower portion of the plate and adapted to receive ahat, an arched portion between the extensions adapted to serve as a restfor a pair of gloves, lateral extensions formed upon the upper ends ofsaid arms, parallel ears projecting from the base plate and pivotallyreceiving the lateral extensions, and a pair of upstanding inward 1yinclined arms carried by the lateral extensions and having their upperends bent upon themselves, and coil springs engaging the lateralextensions inward of the parallel ears and normally holding saidextensions against the base plate for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM N. BRYERS.

